Wellbeing at Nar Nar Goon Primary School:
Play Is The Way is the lynchpin of our wellbeing approach. This is a unique program of physically interactive games that both require and develop personal and social competencies.
Other whole-school programs and initiatives are:
- Respectful Relationships
- Strong Values Program- Respect, Persistence, Honesty, Responsibility and Excellence
- Buddies Program
- Positive Rewards including "E for Excellence" certificates and "Values" wristbands.
- E Smart
- Bright Beginnings-where classroom behaviour expectations and school culture and values are explicitly taught and revisited at the beginning of each term.
- Peer Mediation
- Clear classroom behaviour expectations and consequences displayed and utilised consistently across the whole school.
- Child Safe and Student Wellbeing and Engagement Policies
- Our Wellbeing dog, Rosie, as a member of the Dogs COnnect community
- Yvonne our Wellbeing Chaplain
- Student Representative Committee
- Student Leadership Program and Captains
- Student support through local community agencies
In 2024 our whole staff are recieving professional development in the Berry Street Education Model to support the engagement and classroom outcomes of all our students.